Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Sign-On Letter to Barack We'd Like to See

We have signed numerous letters to you calling for you to do numerous things that many of us would like to see you do—including, but not limited to:

Institution of a National Single-Payer Health Care system

Bringing US troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan

Quit bombing Pakistan with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)

Not bomb Libya

Free Bradley Manning

Ending of the use of nuclear technology for energy

Investigate the Bush crime cabal

Investigate and punish those responsible for contaminating the Gulf of Mexico

Denouncing US sanctions against Venezuela

Not to reauthorize the illegal and immoral USA PATRIOT ACT

Not to resume military tribunals in Guantanamo

To close Guantanamo

Rapidly develop a zero carbon economy

End unconditional US support of Israel in its immoral occupation of Palestine (including withholding over 3 billion dollars/year in foreign aid).

You’ve made it pretty clear in the last two and a half years, however, that you don’t have to listen to principled criticism of your actions from the “left.” You and members of your administration have very blatantly accused those who dare to challenge you from the left side of the political spectrum as either “crazy” or “on drugs.”

It’s funny (sad) that you continually pander to, and simultaneously blame, the political fascist, racist right when its policies are violent and economically oppressive to the working-class. On any (every) given day that means your political decisions are, yes, violent and economically oppressive, ecologically destructive, and socially irresponsible.

Barry—we aren’t begging you to do anything, and our letter carries no clout because we never supported you and we never intend to support you; rather, we just wanted to write this to let you know that we aren’t buying the Imperial BS for which you are currently Head Salesman.

We want to let you know that there are a few people out here in the realm who see you for the fraud that you are.

Oh, the Emperor does have clothes, all right, but they are the lederhosen of a marionette cheerfully and willfully dancing for his corporate puppeteers.

Cheers!

(Anyone who would like to sign on to this letter, please send an email to:UnitedRevs@gmail.com with your name and a short identifying remark)

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